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BlueBird Block 2 #2

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BlueBird Block 2 #2

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New Glenn
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Apr 19, 11:25:00 UTC
StatusFailure
VehicleNew Glenn
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadLaunch Complex 36A
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Mission

AST SpaceMobile’s Block 2 BlueBird satellites are designed to deliver up to 10 times the bandwidth capacity of the BlueBird Block 1 satellites, required to achieve 24/7 continuous cellular broadband service coverage in the United States, with beams designed to support a capacity of up to 40 MHz, enabling peak data transmission speeds up to 120 Mbps, supporting voice, full data and video applications. The Block 2 BlueBirds, featuring as large as 2400 square foot communications arrays, will be the largest satellites ever commercially deployed in Low Earth orbit once launched. This launch will feature 1 satellite, BlueBird 7/BlueBird Block 2 FM2.

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-04:30:00

Prop Load

T-00:45:00

Prop Load Complete

T-00:30:00

Weather Check

T-00:17:00

Ready Poll

T-00:04:00

Terminal Count

T-00:02:30

Tank Press

T-00:01:30

Internal Power

T-00:00:30

Startup

T-00:00:30

Water Deluge

T-00:00:06

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:36

Max-Q

T+00:03:05

MECO

T+00:03:09

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:03:16

SES-1

T+00:03:42

Fairing Separation

T+00:07:06

Boosters Entry Burn Startup

T+00:07:37

Boosters Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:08:45

Boosters Landing Burn

T+00:09:23

Boosters Landing

T+00:13:01

SECO-1

T+01:09:41

SES-2

T+01:10:49

SECO-2

T+01:15:44

Payload Separation

T+02:49:12

SES-3

T+02:49:24

SECO-3

T+03:05:08

Mission End

Quick facts

VehicleNew Glenn
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadLaunch Complex 36A
SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WindowApr 19, 10:45:00 UTC→Apr 19, 12:45:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyNew Glenn
Height98 m
Diameter7 m
Stages2
ReusableYes
LEO capacity45,000 kg
Track record2/3 successful
Landings2/3

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · Flight-provenGS1-SN002
active2nd flight
Flights2
Landings2/2100%
Fastest turn156d 14h
Recovered · ASDS · LPV1· 575 km downrange
156d 14h since last flight

Second New Glenn first stage booster. Named "Never Tell Me The Odds". Used for the second New Glenn launch with EscaPADE, becoming the first New Glenn Stage 1 booster (GS1) to be recovered. Currently it's slated for re-use on New Glenn's third launch with AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird Block 2 FM2.

Previous flights · 2
  1. #3Blue Moon Pathfinder+345d 12hLPV1Mar 31, 2027
  2. #1EscaPADELPV1Nov 13, 2025
Acquiring satellite view…
General trajectory
Launch Complex 36A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launching
Southeast
113° · ESE
28.471, -80.542

Orbital elements (TLE)

2 element sets
Orbit
Apogee462 km
Perigee459 km
Period93.8 min
Inclination49.41°

Launch heading 113° · ESE from BlueBird Block 2 #2 PO.

Parking orbitBlueBird Block 2 #2 PO› conemedium
1 70068U 26085A 26109.48476852 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
2 70068 36.1050 170.3509 0239307 160.1450 346.9830 15.84891594 01
OrbitBlueBird Block 2 #2 PLANNEDmedium
1 70068U 26085A 26109.52347222 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
2 70068 49.4050 172.3534 0001974 006.7124 000.0000 15.35144845 01

Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.

Scrub riskLOW
Go88%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go88%LL2 Go90%Wind9 ktGusts9 ktCloud50%Temp81°F

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

400% cloud cover in layer above freezing (15440 ft) — approximated